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John Zobolas

Currently employed as a PhD candidate at the Department of Biology, NTNU

Education

National Technical University of Athens (NTUA)

M.Eng in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Athens, Greece

2007 - 2013

Thesis: Optimal Power Allocation in the uplink of Two-Tier Wireless Femtocell Networks

  • Diploma degree: 8.4

Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB)

MSc in Computer Science

Athens, Greece

2013 - 2015

Thesis: SkyLighting Web Application with three.js

  • Diploma degree: 9.4

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

PhD in Computational Biology

Trondheim, Norway

2017 - 2021 (expected)

I am currently enrolled in the PhD programme in Medical Technology, while being a member of the multidisciplinary DrugLogics group in the department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine (St. Olav’s University Hospital). My research interests include:

  • Logical modeling of molecular networks and cancer cell systems
  • Computer simulations and analysis of synergistic drug combinations
  • Mathematical models that describe drug synergy
  • Software development mostly in the area of data interoperability and biocuration

Professional Experience

Database Performance Testing

Commsquare

Athens, Greece

2013 - 2014

  • Testing different DB engines (MyISAM, XtraDB, TokuDB)
  • Tuning the OS filesystem (Linux)
  • Tuning the server’s database configuration parameters
  • Optimizing the table schema, indexes and query performance
  • Maximize insertion speed performance

Linux Systems Engineer

Commsquare

Athens, Greece

2014 - 2015

  • Administration/Monitoring of Linux servers & Databases
  • Managing Customer Service Software & Support Ticket System
  • Installation of Datamon software
  • Software testing

Selected Publications and Posters

Awards and Scholarships

Program «Great Moment for Education», Eurobank

Award for the highest grade in the Panhellenic examinations

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2007

Program «Study with Scholarship», EqualSociety

Scholarship that paid for the MSc in Computer Science (AUEB)

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2013

Music

School of Piano and Harmony

Graduated with honours from Anagennisi Conservatory

Athens, Greece

2000 - 2007

Pianist

Worked as a pianist in Konstantinidis pastry shops

Goudi, Athens

2009 - 2012

Youtube

I maintain a youtube channel where I upload classical and contemporary piano music, transcriptions from anime, movies and games as well as my own improvisations

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2014

Recreational Activities

Juggling

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Chess

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Swimming, running, cycling

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